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Bonus Features – July 30, 2023 – Amazon gets into the generative AI game, HIMSS plans to sell off the annual trade show, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 30, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. consumers rate medical billing as challenging to understand , according to a recent survey from HealthLock.

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Bonus Features – August 20, 2023 – Healthcare orgs only use 57% of their data to drive decision-making, digital health is well represented on the Inc. 5000 list, and more

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 20, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Rhode Island-based Care New England selected Kyndryl to manage its EMR consolidation.

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Bonus Features – June 25, 2023 – 77% of healthcare workers think burnout will cause a healthcare crisis, 62% of patients want digital communication to match the in-person experience, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 25, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Nearly 90% of patients want to take a more active role in their health journey , a TailorMed survey found.

Telecare

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Bonus Features – December 17, 2023 – 97% of hospitals now capable of enabling electronic access to patient records, 70% of hospitals face hidden business continuity challenge, plus 31 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Home care EMR software maker Smartcare Software rebranded as Aaniie.

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Ambient Voice Transcriptions Endorsed in a Study by The Permanente Medical Group

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

This article summarizes the key findings in that study. What We’re Looking For in Ambient Voice Transcription Ambient voice transcription has been covered extensively on this web site in articles and video interviews. The researchers added surveys to verify anecdotal evidence that patients like the AI solution.

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Patient Scheduling and Pre-Visit Intake: Let’s Give Patients What They’re Asking For

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 30, 2023

Several surveys about the online patient experience were recently released. It won’t surprise anyone who follows healthcare professionally—or who has used a healthcare portal—that patients are frustrated and disappointed. ” Wolters Kluwer’s Health division also recently commissioned a survey of 1,034 U.S.

Patient Experience

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A Deep Dive Into Epic’s Partnership with Microsoft and Nuance Including Integration with DAX Copilot

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 7, 2024

We’ve written a number of articles on the Nuance DAX (now called Nuance DAX Copilot aligning with Microsoft’s Copilot) ambient clinical voice solution. A survey showed that 85-90% physicians depend on their ambient voice, which leads to a 50% reduction on average in documentation, and thus saves 6 to 7 minutes per encounter.

Life Science

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Key Cybersecurity Defenses for the Healthcare Sector

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The following is a guest article by Sam Manjarres, Sr. Product Marketing Manager, Identity Security at WatchGuard The healthcare industry is increasingly in the crosshairs of cybercriminals. Ensure PHI Compliance with VPN Tunnels The HIPAA Privacy Rule has strong requirements around Protected Health Information (PHI).

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Navigating The New A2P 10DLC Regulations in Healthcare: A Guide for Healthcare Text Messaging

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The following is a guest article by Dr. Lea McMahon LPC, EdD, Chief Clinic Officer at Symetria Recovery Even in the sensitive healthcare industry, most patients prefer to communicate with their providers via text message instead of email, calls, or app messages. the EMR, call center solution, etc).

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Bonus Features – August 28, 2022 – Epic data shows only 5% of OD patients get tested for fentanyl, 40% of clinicians plan to add AI to their day-to-day work, and more

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 28, 2022

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Those surveyed said improved diagnostic accuracy is where AI/ML will have the greatest impact on patients.

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Bonus Features – July 10, 2022 – Sequoia Project releases TECFA identity verification documentation, IBM Watson Health is now Merative, and more

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 10, 2022

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. The organization also named Kate Merton, Ph.D., as executive director.

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Bonus Features – November 13, 2022 – HCA extends 30-year relationship with MEDITECH, cost of care replaces pandemic as top reason to defer care, and more

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Outpatient claims have a 77% accuracy rate, and fixing this would increase revenue as much as $5.5

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Healthy Data Management: How IT Assists Healthcare Institutions

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The following is a guest article by Natalie Tkachenko, Healthcare Software Solutions Consultant at NIX To obtain test results today, there’s no need to visit the hospital. Unlike EMRs, requests for access to EHR records can be made by other medical centers. CDA can be utilized in numerous medical applications.

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Technology of Digitized Patient Intake Forms

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 14, 2023

I covered the trend in my recent article Patient scheduling and pre-visit intake: Let’s give patients what they’re asking for. Recently I got more details about the technology behind online healthcare forms from managers at Weave. This article has shown the techniques used by one company to make it simple.

EHR

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The Goal of RPM is Management, Not Monitoring

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 25, 2023

Today, only about half of practices use RPM, but surveys show that there will be dramatic growth – reaching about 76% of practices within the next year. And, by 2025, more than 70 million U.S. patients – 26.2% of the population – will benefit from some kind of RPM.

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Rethinking Medication and Information Technology

Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 6, 2023

Previous articles in this series looked at barriers to taking medication and possible solutions , including special conditions that produce challenges. This final article in the series turns the question on its head. In a small sample of 15 hypertension patients, a survey found that clinicians undervalued self-management.

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More than Productivity: Include User Experiences when Assessing the ROI of AI-Based Solutions

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 17, 2023

The following is a guest article by Dr. Peter Hahn, MD, MBA, Dr. Lance Owens, DO, and Joshua Wilda, MPA, CHCIO Over the past two years, clinical and technical leaders at the University of Michigan Health-West have been deploying and assessing the impacts of AI-based solutions intended to improve organizational efficiencies.

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Help Desk Updates: Your Super Weapon to Boost Clinician Productivity

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 24, 2023

The following is a guest article by Bill Lewkowski, Vice President, Strategic Client Services at HCTec Clinicians Remain Overwhelmed, Overworked, and Burned Out. About Bill Lewkowski Bill Lewkowski serves as the Vice President of Client Services for HcTec, a comprehensive healthcare IT solutions provider.

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Doing Digital Right: Leveraging Automation as the Connective Tissue to Bridge Operational Gaps

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The following is a guest article by Patty Riskind , CEO at Orbita. A recent report from Cigna indicated 60% of consumers expect their digital healthcare experience to mirror that of retail – and 50% say that one bad digital experience with a healthcare provider ruins the entire experience with that provider.

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Patient Portals Improve Healthcare Outcomes. So, Why Don’t Patients Use Them?

Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 11, 2024

The following is a guest article by Oakkar Oakkar, Co-Founder and CEO at Keona Health Imagine a tool that puts your health information right at your fingertips. This could include surveys, focus groups, or a feedback option within the portal itself.

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These Three Things Can Bring EHRs to the Next Level

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 4, 2023

The following is a guest article by Dr. Mark Pratt , Chief Medical Officer at Altera Digital Health The patient quietly sits while her physician delves into the data stored in her electronic health record, combing through different screens for specific information. Here’s how.

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Challenges, Ethical Concerns, and Pessimistic Views with AI Integration

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 13, 2024

To help you see what challenges, ethical concerns , and pessimistic views surround AI integration, we reached out to our insightful Healthcare IT Today Community and the following is what they had to share on this subject. Aasim Saeed, CEO at Amenities Health Unfortunately, I’m very skeptical about AI in healthcare.

HIPAA

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How to Automate the Patient-Provider Working Relationship

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The following is a guest article by Stephen Dean, Healthcare CRM Expert and Co-Founder of Keona Health. In Medical Economics’ 2022 annual survey , providers said increased competition is now one of their top challenges, namely because today’s patients are increasingly willing, for reasons of convenience, to switch doctors.

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Integrating Ambient Clinical Voice Technology – The Impacts, Challenges, and Benefits

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 8, 2024

So in order to help you get a deeper look at what integrating ambient clinical voice into your organization will look like – what it will impact, the benefits, and the challenges of doing so – we reached out to our incredible Healthcare IT Today Community for their insights on this topic. Healthcare professionals spend roughly 4.5

Patient Experience

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What ChatGPT Means for Virtual-First Care

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 8, 2023

The following is a guest article by Erica Jain, Co-Founder and CEO at Healthie ChatGPT has been dominating headlines since its release in November. While the AI Chatbot has already led to some truly whimsical poetry, comedic greetings, and helpful travel suggestions, it has also started to raise questions about its application in healthcare.

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Helping Healthcare Professionals Evaluate AI Offerings

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 31, 2023

AI technologies could help accelerate improvements in healthcare for patients, payors, and providers, but they have to win over skeptics in order to preserve caregiver and patient trust. A recent survey found that more than half of healthcare professionals don’t believe AI is ready for medical use.

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The Future of Healthcare: Integrated Data for Integrated Care

Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The following is a guest article by Venki Subramanian , SVP Product Management at Reltio When data is missing, inaccurate, incomplete, or misdirected, it can have severe, sometimes life-altering impacts.

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Bonus Features – July 30, 2023 – Amazon gets into the generative AI game, HIMSS plans to sell off the annual trade show, and more

Bonus Features – August 20, 2023 – Healthcare orgs only use 57% of their data to drive decision-making, digital health is well represented on the Inc. 5000 list, and more

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Bonus Features – June 25, 2023 – 77% of healthcare workers think burnout will cause a healthcare crisis, 62% of patients want digital communication to match the in-person experience, and more

Bonus Features – December 17, 2023 – 97% of hospitals now capable of enabling electronic access to patient records, 70% of hospitals face hidden business continuity challenge, plus 31 more stories

Ambient Voice Transcriptions Endorsed in a Study by The Permanente Medical Group

Patient Scheduling and Pre-Visit Intake: Let’s Give Patients What They’re Asking For

A Deep Dive Into Epic’s Partnership with Microsoft and Nuance Including Integration with DAX Copilot

Key Cybersecurity Defenses for the Healthcare Sector

Navigating The New A2P 10DLC Regulations in Healthcare: A Guide for Healthcare Text Messaging

Bonus Features – August 28, 2022 – Epic data shows only 5% of OD patients get tested for fentanyl, 40% of clinicians plan to add AI to their day-to-day work, and more

Bonus Features – July 10, 2022 – Sequoia Project releases TECFA identity verification documentation, IBM Watson Health is now Merative, and more

Bonus Features – November 13, 2022 – HCA extends 30-year relationship with MEDITECH, cost of care replaces pandemic as top reason to defer care, and more

Healthy Data Management: How IT Assists Healthcare Institutions

Technology of Digitized Patient Intake Forms

The Goal of RPM is Management, Not Monitoring

Rethinking Medication and Information Technology

More than Productivity: Include User Experiences when Assessing the ROI of AI-Based Solutions

Help Desk Updates: Your Super Weapon to Boost Clinician Productivity

Doing Digital Right: Leveraging Automation as the Connective Tissue to Bridge Operational Gaps

Patient Portals Improve Healthcare Outcomes. So, Why Don’t Patients Use Them?

These Three Things Can Bring EHRs to the Next Level

Challenges, Ethical Concerns, and Pessimistic Views with AI Integration

How to Automate the Patient-Provider Working Relationship

Integrating Ambient Clinical Voice Technology – The Impacts, Challenges, and Benefits

What ChatGPT Means for Virtual-First Care

Helping Healthcare Professionals Evaluate AI Offerings

The Future of Healthcare: Integrated Data for Integrated Care

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